One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .368 expected average against them, against .266 on his breaking balls.
84 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ellington's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 77.6 off his changeup.
591 and 84 of them thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ellington averages 95.8 mph across his arsenal, 100th percentile in the league.
930 pitches in 2017. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 2nd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31.7% of the contact against Ellington with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.5% with the bases empty.
263 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 667 with the bases empty.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ellington's stuff spins at 2,489 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
930 pitches in 2017. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 44th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ellington projects a .338 average, 77th percentile.
930 pitches in 2017. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 160th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .352 average against Ellington and left-handers to .324.
444 pitches to right-handed hitters, 486 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.4 mph off the bat against Ellington, 34th percentile.
930 pitches in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 463rd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Ellington and left-handers 87.5.
60 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 60 from left-handers.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.3% of the contact right-handers make against Ellington is hit hard, against 36.1% of what left-handers make.
444 pitches to right-handed hitters, 486 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ellington works off the plate, with only 42.6% of his pitches in the zone, 34th percentile.
930 pitches in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 468th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.3% of the balls put in play against Ellington have gone to centre field.
52 of 126 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .368 expected average against them, against .266 on his breaking balls.
84 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ellington's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 77.6 off his changeup.
591 and 84 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ellington averages 95.8 mph across his arsenal, 100th percentile in the league.
930 pitches in 2017. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 2nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31.7% of the contact against Ellington with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.5% with the bases empty.
263 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 667 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ellington's stuff spins at 2,489 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
930 pitches in 2017. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 44th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ellington projects a .338 average, 77th percentile.
930 pitches in 2017. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 160th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.4 mph off the bat against Ellington, 34th percentile.
930 pitches in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 463rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .352 average against Ellington and left-handers to .324.
444 pitches to right-handed hitters, 486 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.3% of the contact right-handers make against Ellington is hit hard, against 36.1% of what left-handers make.
444 pitches to right-handed hitters, 486 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Ellington and left-handers 87.5.
60 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 60 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.3% of the balls put in play against Ellington have gone to centre field.
52 of 126 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ellington works off the plate, with only 42.6% of his pitches in the zone, 34th percentile.
930 pitches in 2017. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 468th in MLB.
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Career team 2015–2017